DaddyoFive is the YouTube channel of the Martins, a family who shares pranks on one another on the internet. ^[4]In the channel, the parents mostly pull pranks on the kids. ^[10] All of the videos that they had released have since been deleted due to accusations of Child abuse. ^[13]

The youtube Channel has more than 750k subscribers and with more than 173,941,684 accumulated views.

The videos consisted of Mike Martin pranking his kids and filming it himself POV.

Oftentimes, his wife, Heather, would also get involved in the pranks as well.

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The parents have stated that once a video is cut they review it with their children, as they are the last ones to give consent.

^[0]In the video, once Mike or Heather admit that it's a prank, Mike use the a catchphrase "it's just a prank bro", to his kids.

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In April 2017, after the Martins posted a video they shot doing one of their pranks, youtube users began noticing that the video had elements of borderline child abuse.

^[11]The video was reported and youtube eventually took it down as it violated one of their bullying and harassment policies.

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In one of their videos known for being a grand example of child abuse through the use of their pranking is a video called, "Invisible Ink Prank".

Heather Martin, the mother, scatters invisible ink on the carpet only to unleash her fury and begin accusing their children of making the ink mess.

She yells: "Get your f–king a– up here!

“What the f–k did you do?!

What the f–k?!".

Mike then threatens to punish the child for the ink on the

carpet by selling their toys and products they favor.

The video received immense backlash from the youtube community and beyond.

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In a video by Phillip Defranco, he points out the nuances of aggression from the parents against their kids and how their pranks go too far.

He also illustrates examples of how their videos perform child abuse through their pushing, yelling, and emotional abuse.

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The NY Post wrote a report about the instances when the parents show cruelty to their kids. The name of the article is called: "Diabolical Parents blasted for cruel pranks that make their kids cry". ^[14]